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Public Law Publications @publiclawpubs.bsky.social · 24d

Michael Lobban, "O'Reilly v Mackman and English public law" (2025) 141 Law Quarterly Review 537

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Public Law Publications @publiclawpubs.bsky.social · 26d

Bernard McCloskey, "The renaissance of human dignity?" (Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly, Ahead of Print)

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Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly

The right to human dignity is tantalisingly elusive, refreshingly undefined, potentially virile and incontestably responsive to changing societal conditions: just the recipe for common law judges worl...

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Public Law Publications @publiclawpubs.bsky.social · 26d

János Fiala-Butora, Michael Ashley Stein and Matthew S Smith, "Disability human rights standards before the European Court of Human Rights—false convergence and methodologically-driven divergence?" (Human Rights Law Review, Ahead of Print)

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Disability human rights standards before the European Court of Human Rights—false convergence and methodologically-driven divergence?

ABSTRACT. The UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) has positively impacted the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR). Overall,

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Public Law Publications @publiclawpubs.bsky.social · 26d

Paul Scott, "Security vetting in the commonwealth five eyes states" (King's Law Journal, Ahead of Print)

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Security vetting in the commonwealth five eyes states

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Public Law Publications @publiclawpubs.bsky.social · 26d

Lewis Graham, "Following wrongly decided precedent" (King's Law Journal, Ahead of Print)

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Following wrongly decided precedent

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Public Law Publications @publiclawpubs.bsky.social · 26d

Bernard Keenan, "From interception to integration: encryption, bulk data, and the investigatory powers regime" (King's Law Journal, Ahead of Print)

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From interception to integration: encryption, bulk data, and the investigatory powers regime

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Public Law Publications @publiclawpubs.bsky.social · 26d

Philippe Lagassé and Sebastian Payne, "Statutory intelligence, prerogative deployments: Explaining varying legal authorities for national security in Westminster states" (King's Law Journal, Ahead of Print)

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Statutory intelligence, prerogative deployments: Explaining varying legal authorities for national security in Westminster states

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Public Law Publications @publiclawpubs.bsky.social · Aug 13

Joanna Bell, "Judicial Review of the Improper Policy Implementation of Treaties" (Modern Law Review, Ahead of Print)

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Judicial Review of the Improper Policy Implementation of Treaties

In recent years the courts of England and Wales have come to recognise a new iteration of judicial review which this article terms ‘review of improper policy implementation of treaties’ or ‘RIPIT’. R....

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Public Law Publications @publiclawpubs.bsky.social · Aug 13

Roger Masterman and Matthew Nicholson, "The Dissolution of Dualism" (Cambridge Law Journal, Ahead of Print)

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THE DISSOLUTION OF DUALISM

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Public Law Publications @publiclawpubs.bsky.social · Aug 13

Alan Greene, "Double-counting deference? The discretionary nature of declarations of incompatibility under the Human Rights Act" (Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly, Ahead of Print)

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Northern Ireland Legal Quarterly

This article argues that utilising the discretionary nature of declarations of incompatibility under section 4 of the Human Rights Act 1998 (HRA) as a form of ‘remedial deference’ is irreconcilable wi...

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Public Law Publications @publiclawpubs.bsky.social · Jul 31

Michal Ovádek, "Judicial diversity and immigration appeals: evidence from the United Kingdom" (West European Politics, Ahead of Print)

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Public Law Publications @publiclawpubs.bsky.social · Jul 31

Katie Pentney and Ethan Shattock, "Disinformation and Democracy on the Docket: Reformulating the Approach to Electoral Disinformation under the ECHR" (OJLS, Ahead of Print)

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Re-thinking international human rights law’s approach to identity in light of surveillance and AI

ABSTRACT. As AI adoption increases, surveillance-related chilling effects are likely to impair individuals’ ability to freely develop their identities. Thi

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Public Law Publications @publiclawpubs.bsky.social · Jul 20

Jacob Rowbottom, "Private conversations and standards of propriety: DPP v Cobban" (2024) 16(2) Journal of Media Law 190

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Private conversations and standards of propriety: DPP v Cobban

This comment considers the decision of the Divisional Court in DPP v Cobban, looking at the application of s 127 of the Communications Act 2003 and the compatibility with Articles 8 and 10 of the E...

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Public Law Publications @publiclawpubs.bsky.social · Jul 20

Alexander Maine, "For Women Scotland: an interpretation of equality rooted in biology" (Journal of Social Welfare and Family Law, Ahead of Print)

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For Women Scotland: an interpretation of equality rooted in biology

This case review discusses the judgement handed down by the Supreme Court in the For Women Scotland case, in which the court was tasked with defining the term ‘woman’, ‘man’, and ‘sex’ for the purp...

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Public Law Publications @publiclawpubs.bsky.social · Jul 20

Richard Howell, "Deprivation of Citizenship: The Limits of Procedural Fairness" (Judicial Review, Ahead of Print)

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Public Law Publications @publiclawpubs.bsky.social · Jul 13

Penny Darbyshire, "Is Justice Seen to Be Done in 2025?" (Judicial Review, Ahead of Print)

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Is Justice Seen to Be Done in 2025?

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Public Law Publications @publiclawpubs.bsky.social · Jul 13

Serde Atalay, "Housing and Social Control: Reassessing the Protection Asymmetries of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights" (2025) 34(3) Social & Legal Studies 361

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Housing and Social Control: Reassessing the Protection Asymmetries of Article 8 of the European Convention on Human Rights

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Public Law Publications @publiclawpubs.bsky.social · Jul 4

Joanna Bell, "Judicial Review of the Improper Policy Implementation of Treaties" (Modern Law Review, Ahead of Print)

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Judicial Review of the Improper Policy Implementation of Treaties

In recent years the courts of England and Wales have come to recognise a new iteration of judicial review which this article terms ‘review of improper policy implementation of treaties’ or ‘RIPIT’. R...

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Public Law Publications @publiclawpubs.bsky.social · Jul 4

Nabil Khabirpour, "A Tale of Two Cases and a Story Yet Untold: Access to Justice and Legal Advice under the Civil Limb of Article 6 ECHR" (2025) 88(3) Modern Law Review 527

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A Tale of Two Cases and a Story Yet Untold: Access to Justice and Legal Advice under the Civil Limb of Article 6 ECHR

The proposition that universal access to justice should be a guiding aim of any system of law is, today, commonly recognised. Less clear, however, is what the implementation of this principle should ...

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Public Law Publications @publiclawpubs.bsky.social · Jul 2

Joe Tomlinson, "The Social Side of Fair Process" (Current Legal Problems, Ahead of Print)

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The Social Side of Fair Process

Abstract. This article argues that fair administrative process—a central idea of contemporary administrative law—has an under-theorized social side. This i

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Public Law Publications @publiclawpubs.bsky.social · Jul 2

Lewis Graham, "30 Years of Pepper v Hart: an empirical review" (Statute Law Review, Ahead of Print)

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30 Years of Pepper v Hart: an empirical review

Abstract. Over 30 years have passed since the House of Lords handed down its seminal decision in Pepper v Hart. That decision made it possible, under tight

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Public Law Publications @publiclawpubs.bsky.social · Jul 2

Leah Trueblood, "Judicial review, ouster clauses, and the democratic credentials of the judiciary in the United Kingdom" (Legal Studies, Ahead of Print)

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Judicial review, ouster clauses, and the democratic credentials of the judiciary in the United Kingdom

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Public Law Publications @publiclawpubs.bsky.social · Jul 2

His Honour Daniel Pearce-Higgins KC, "Judicial Independence and Bias: A Judge’s Perspective" (Judicial Review, Ahead of Print)

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Judicial Independence and Bias: A Judge’s Perspective

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Public Law Publications @publiclawpubs.bsky.social · Jul 2

Alistair Mills, "Visibility of Processes and the Visibility of Justice" (Judicial Review, Ahead of Print)

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Visibility of Processes and the Visibility of Justice

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Public Law Publications @publiclawpubs.bsky.social · Jul 2

Chris Monaghan, "Lord Hewart: The Man, the Decision, and the Legacy" (Judicial Review, Ahead of Print)

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Lord Hewart: The Man, the Decision, and the Legacy

Published in Judicial Review (Ahead of Print, 2025)

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